By Jenny Anderson Special to the Parker Pioneer It is probably the worst news we can receive—your pet has cancer.  It is so prevalent in today’s society, and yet, we are no closer to knowing the cause or the cure.  There are many types of cancer, and some are more aggressive than others.  The only way to determine exactly if the dog has cancer,...

Biz Journals Kansas City News By Brian Kaberline  – Editor, Kansas City Business Journal A KC-area animal health company reported that a new treatment for bone cancer in dogs tripled the survival time. Elias Animal Health said that in a trial involving 15 dogs diagnosed with osteosarcoma, its Elias Cancer Immunotherapy treatment resulted in a median survival time of 415 days, compared with 134 days...

“Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.” —Max Eastman In This Issue: PuppyUp Walks for October and November; A Short History of Veterinary Oncology; National Animal Safety and Protection Month; Tips for a Safe Halloween for Your Pups; Trials Help Dogs and Humans; Pup of the Month– Lake Norman’s Canine Cancer Hero, Cody; 3 New Puppy Up Gift Items. PuppyUp Walks for October...

Novel experimental cancer immunotherapy may improve survival times in dogs with cancer From Prnewswire News provided by ELIAS Animal Health OLATHE, Kan., Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — ELIAS Animal Health, a clinical stage development company advancing novel treatments for cancer in companion animals, announced results from its canine osteosarcoma immunotherapy trial at the 2018 Veterinary Cancer Society (VCS) Annual Conference. The study evaluating ELIAS’ Autologous...

By Tanya From Shared You dog may not be able to talk but that doesn’t mean they aren’t listening. Whether it’s through verbal or physical cues, it seems as though your dog is always paying attention. They can pick up on a lot more than you realize, even noticing things that you haven’t. Their innate ability to perceive the seemingly invisible clues that our...

From The Daily Beast Arvind Dilawar Can dogs help us figure out cancer? Two recent articles published in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment suggest that man’s best friend could light the path towards fighting cancer. A team of researchers from across Europe have found that canine breast cancer remarkably resembles human breast cancer, suggesting that treatments effective on dogs could be as...

By Sassafras Lowrey From Grok Nation Halloween can be a lot of fun, but it also brings challenges and safety concerns when  sharing the holiday with your pets. Here are a few of my tips for having a spooky, safe and festive Halloween! Halloween Do’s and Don’t’s for Pet Parents: Do have a safety plan for your dog during Halloween. With trick-or-treaters roaming the...

Dog Cancer Blog by Molly Jacobson Veterinarians have privately known for years that dogs are scared, and look for their humans when they are being put to sleep. As one broken-hearted veterinarian wrote on social media recently, animals “don’t understand why you left them.” We’ve heard the same from veterinarians writing into our site — when it comes to leaving this world, home euthanasia dogs...

From McClatchy DC https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/article220169340.html By Stuart Silverstein During a 2006 biopsy of a worrisome growth on his thyroid gland, while a needle was still lodged in his neck, Arizona veterinarian Brett Cordes was surprised by a question from his endocrinologist. The doctor, Cordes said, “asked me if I handled chemotherapy and hazardous drugs” at work, and he acknowledged that he did. For Cordes, who...